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THE CHURCH OF 'SANTA MARÍA LA REAL'

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The church of Santa María la Real in Sangüesa was declared a National Monument in 1889. Its façade is considered one of the best examples of the Romanesque style in Spain. It depicts the Day of Judgement.
It was built between the 12th and 15th centuries. It has three naves with a crossing and octagonal tower.

After crossing the iron bridge over the river Aragon, the church of Santa María la Real in Sangüesa welcomes you to this town in the eastern Central Zone of Navarre near the border with Aragon.

It was situated at one end of the Rúa Mayor (main street) on orders of King Alfonso I 'El Batallador' (the warrior) of Navarre and Aragon.

The building is of great beauty overall, but its greatest artistic merit is found on the façade. All this work is the work of the hand of two maestros: Leodegarius, a French master from the end of the 12th century, who worked on the lower part, and a maestro from the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña (near Jaca), who undertook the upper part at the end of the 13th century.

The Church of Santa María La Real is one of the masterpieces of Navarre and Iberian Romanesque.

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